Feed yourself with a free cookbook from Korg and the electronic music and synth community

Here’s a different sort of compilation and synth collaboration – KORG Germany in Berlin invited the likes of Joan La Barbara, Suzanne Ciani, Alva Noto, Dave Smith, and a lot of us relative newcomers, too, to make a cookbook. And it’s free to download.

Uganda’s Afrorack goes from modular synths to a DIY disinfectant; more efforts worldwide

Brian Bamanya made a name making DIY modular synths, but now he’s applying voltage to another task – making sodium hypochlorite (aka bleach). Science! That joins a growing number of efforts of DIYers turning to fight the pandemic head-on.

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2020

Sacha Baron Cohen’s EDM track reminds us of the joy of sampling

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? continues its epic troll of US society. And since Spinal Tap predates laptop production, we instead get a Hudson Mohawke tribute to sampling.

Peter Kirn - August 17, 2018

The 808 just got its own hipster IPA beer in London

Peter Kirn - August 8, 2018

Lords of Synth is an epic parody from Adult Swim

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2016

Has Anyone Else Noticed a Creeping Trend in the Music Tech Industry?

Peter Kirn - July 7, 2015

Watch James Horner Play Piano, Talk Overnight ‘Aliens’ Climax

Peter Kirn - June 24, 2015

This Movie About EDM DJing Is Apparently Not A Joke

Peter Kirn - May 20, 2015

Bach Played on Tubes Will Remind You That Acoustic is Fun

Peter Kirn - April 14, 2015

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